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De prefullis clavavi ade de Domine.

Domine exal de vocem ayum. Spare of

it. Anima mea in a domino.

Magis con custo de sororum.

Magis con custo de sororum. Spare de

Israel in a domino. Gloria Patri

et filio et spiritui sancto.

He is with God.

Cindy Vacante.

The throne of the Holy See

is vacant.

Alda.

Hey, do you think that anybody would mind

if I took that?Does it keep saying?Of

course, take it. He would have wanted you

to have it. We used to play quite

often in the evenings. He said it helped

him to relax. Who won?

Oh, he did. He was always eight moves

ahead.

Aldo, I'm sorry.

What happened?Do you know?No.

They say a heart attack, but there had

been warnings. Oh, I hadn't heard that.

Yeah, he didn't want anyone to know.

He was afraid that if word got out, that

they would. start circulating rumors that

he was going to resign.

The Curia.

Yes. No.

Okay.

Yanos.

I know this is hard for you, but we will

have to prepare a detailed statement. Who

discovered the Holy Father's body?

I did your eminence. And then what did

you do?

I called the Holy Father's

doctor. But it was too

late. And what time

is

this?30 a minute.

We would have called you earlier, but...

Thomas, I'm so sorry. I

know His Holiness had no colleagues

closer than you and Aldo, but I

asked Janusz to hold off calling you. I

wanted to ascertain all the facts.

You know how rumor spreads.

I've prepared a timeline of His

Holiness's last day,

and these are the Holy Father's

most recent medical records. And who was

the last to have a scheduled meeting with

him?I believe that may have been me.

Thought there was. Yeah, I was the last

one. You were. I mean, that's traveling.

Put in all the meetings he had that day.

It'll show how hard he was working right

to the very end. Well,

it might look like we were placing a huge

burden on a sick man. The papacy

is a huge burden, especially for an older

man.

Well, Dean. It seems the responsibility

for the conclave falls upon you.

Securities say they like to test the

electronic jammers one last time, you're

honest. Remember done?That better be

quick. Well, is this really necessary,

Willy?Apparently so. They say

eavesdropers can use lasers to read the

vibrations on the glass. Really?Well,

they're certain none of our brothers

suffer from claustrophobia, and who knows

how long we're going to be in here. Can

you reassure me that we will be finished

on time?They will work through the night

if they have to. It will be fine, Your

Eminence. It always is. Italy, you know.

I'm sorry to fuss.

Well, Emmenus, let's say this is a pretty

fair vision of Hell. Well, don't be

blasphemous, Ray. Hell arrives tomorrow

when we bring in the Cardinal. Now,

how do I pronounce this?

Calkill, Your Eminence. He's India. Oh,

Calkill, thank you.

Archbishop Wozniak has asked if you

might have a word. Well, I don't

think that's possible. The cardinals will

be arriving in an hour. What's it about?

He didn't say... I wouldn't have brought

it up. It's just he seemed so...

upset. Ray, we're going to be sequestered

from six o'clock. He should have come to

me. Yes, sir. I'll let him know.

Let Ray tell him that I will see him

after I've met the cardinals. The poor

fellow will be worrying about his future.

So how many is that with you?I'm not in

three minutes, Lawrence. I wonder where

Tedesco has got to. Perhaps he's not

coming. Well, that'd be too much to hope

for.

We could wait and decide if you prefer.

Let's stay out here and get some fresh

air while we can. Ohh

Father Bellini.

Hold up. Can I have the last

one?Not quite. How are you?Oh, well, you

know, fairly dreadful. Have you seen the

papers?Apparently it's already decided,

it's me and me. And I happen to agree

with them. What if I don't want

it?No sane man would want the papacy.

Well, some of our colleagues seem to want

it. What if I know in my heart

that I am not worthy?You are more worthy

than any of us. I know. Well, then tell

your supporters not to vote for you. Pass

the chalice. And let it go to him?

I could never live with

myself.

Sorry, my friend was delayed from Paris.

But don't

worry, my friends have kept well

informed. No

one is ever well but away. And you?

How do you feel with your new

response?

umm Everything under control. No! See you

later. That's enormous.

Apparently, Pope John XXIII

was too fat to fit into the biggest

castle, so we had to split the seam at

the back for him to get into it.

You look tired. Now, Lord,

this was a duty I never thought I'd

have to perform. I thought he would

outlive all of us.

We didn't part well.

I asked for his permission to

resign as dean,

join an order. What did he say?

He refused my resignation, said some were

chosen to be shepherds and some to manage

the farm. Apparently, I am a

manager.

He told me about your crisis of faith.

But you should know that he had his own

doubts towards the end. Well, the

Pope had doubts about God. No,

never about God. What he had

lost faith in was the church.

Father

what now?My last confession was four

weeks ago. Janusz, I haven't got time to

hear your confession. There's still so

much to do. You've been

drinking.

What's troubling you, Tommy?

I should have come to you before.

But I promised not to say anything.

Promised who?Cardinal Tremblay. Janusz,

the doors close soon and you'll have to

leave. Now, if you promise Cardinal

Tremblay, then perhaps it isn't right

that you're... The day the Pope died, the

last person to have an official

appointment with him was Cardinal

Tremblay. Yes, I know. It's on the

official timeline. At that meeting, the

Holy Father dismiss him.

What?He sacked him.

Why?For gross

misconduct.

When you tell me this now, we're about to

be sequestered. What do you mean?But it

wasn't until the last few days when I

started to hear the rumors. What rumors?

He may be elected pope. Well, when you

see it as your duty to prevent that, do

you?I no longer know what my

duty is.

Were you there at this meeting?No, Your

Eminence. The Holy Father told me about

it afterwards, when we had supper.

Did he tell you why he had dismissed

Eminence trembling?No.

He said the reasons would become clear

soon enough.

He moments, initial.

Oh, dear God, one of them's died.

Have we lost a cardinal?No, Hermes. We

seem to have acquired one. I mean,

literally, another cardinal has just

turned up. Well, then, we've left someone

off the list. He was never on our list,

Emmons. He says he was created

impectorian. Oh, no, then he has to be an

impostor, surely. Well, that's all right,

whatever. But Archbishop Mandolf has

spoken to him and thinks not.

What's this I'm hearing?

His name is Vincent Benitez Ragnanz. He's

the Archbishop of Kabul. Archbishop of

where?Kabul. But he's

Mexican. The Holy Father appointed him

last year. Last year?So how has this been

kept a secret for so long?I thought

perhaps you would be aware of a certain

patient. No, I'm not. Ray, ask Eminence

Bellini to join us. Maybe he knows

something of this. Yes, Ernest. Thank

you. He has a letter of appointment from

the Pope addressed to the Archdiocese of

Kabul, which they kept secret at the Holy

Father's request. Mm-hmm

You don't think he could have forged it?

And where is he now?

A cardinal in Afghanistan?Mm-hmmIt's

absurd. I mean, Catholic father in

Afghanistan. Oh, he was head of the

Catholic mission there until his

elevation. How can we possibly

ensure his safety?Presumably that's why

the Holy Father wanted it kept a secret.

Well, it won't be in pectore now.

I don't think we have any choice but to

admit him. Wait, waitTell us.

Are we sure that the Holy Father was

entirely competent

when he made this appointment?

Okay. I

believe this man is legally a Cardinal,

Aldo, and I I think he has a right to

take part in the election.

Eminences, before we eat, I'd like to

introduce a new member of our order

whose existence was not known to any of

us until only a few hours ago.

This is because our brother was made a

cardinal by a perfectly legitimate

procedure known as creation in

Tectore. Now, the reason why it had to be

done this way is known only to God and to

the late Holy Father. But I think we can

guess well enough, as our new brother's

ministry is an extremely dangerous one.

Welcome to our order, Vincent

Benitez, Cardinal Archbishop

of Kabul.

Eminence, please, would you bless Amir?Of

course.

Bless us, O Lord. And this your

gift, which we are about to receive from

your bounty.

Amen.

Amen.

This hump. This is all.

Yes. Bienvenido.

Gracias, gracias.

Meccano, Torres.

Ohh I have.

Gofredo. Tomas.

Yeah, pick some wine.

You look anxious.

I want

new brothers.

Afghanistan.

hmm

Divided by

language.

The

dead language.

Things fall apart. The

center

cannot hold.

Hmm..

It was shrewd of him to stay away from

Rome until today. One

outspoken newspaper interview could have

written Telesco off, but

instead he will do well tomorrow, I

think. Which means, I would

say, he's worth 15

votes in the first ballot, and Bellini...

Why do I feel like a cow being priced by

the farmer?First ballots.

Between 20 and 25.

But it is tomorrow night that the real

work begins. Somehow we have to get

him a two-thirds majority.

By real work, you mean what exactly?

What's that?Those who seek the papers. I

don't seek the papers. I...

Listen,

you don't have to do anything. Just leave

it to us. Tell them I stand for a

common sense approach to such issues

as gays and divorce. Tell them

I stand for never returning to the days

of the Latin liturgy or

families of ten children because Mama and

Papa didn't know any better. That was an

ugly and repressive time, and I'm glad

that it's over. Tell them I stand for

respecting other faiths, for tolerating

other views within our own Church,

and tell them that I believe women should

play more of a role in the Curia.

Let's not mention women. Why?

Brother, I have no intention of

concealing my views or pretending to be

anything other than I am in order to sway

any of our number who are undecided. So,

if you want to canvas on my behalf,

then make sure that my message is clear.

I stand for everything that

Tedesco does not.

Okay, if you'll excuse me.

All right. Marco, you talk to the

Americans. Villanueva, I'll leave the

South Americans to you. Tell Marco, you

take the Africans. Aldo doesn't want it.

Any of it. And you know that,

don't you?Of course I don't. That's why I

support him. The men who are dangerous

are the ones who do want it.

I'm enjoying all this mystery,

Thomas. And I suppose

you should tell me what you want to talk

about.

Your last meeting with the Holy Father.

Oh, what about it?Well, I've been told it

was difficult. Was

it difficult?No.

Not that I can recall. I'm

sorry to have to ask you this, Joe, but

to be specific, I was told that the Holy

Father demanded your resignation.

What?That's

absurd. I don't know what...

Who told you that?Archbishop, wasn't he?

Why would he say such a thing?So there

isn't any truth in the allegation?

Oh, God, no, of course not. It's absurd.

You don't... think that no well I I had

to ask I understand but no

you can ask Monsignor Morales he was at

the meeting well I would but at the

moment we happen to be sequestered

can you think of any reason why

Archbishop Wozniak would circulate such a

story no I can't

I really do you want a coffee

Man, I'm shocked.

He told you this himself?Yeah.

You don't think...

What?The drinking.

I don't like to bring it up, but we both

know his drinking has been getting much

heavier. And perhaps it's affecting

his judgment, his mind, even.

And... I know my name

has been mentioned as a future Pope, and

if the Archbishop doesn't approve of that

idea, maybe he's...

I don't know. I'm just trying to make

sense of this.

And the poor man, he was shattered

by the Holy Father's death. Yes,

indeed. Again, Joe, my apologies.

No, not at all. I

completely understand.

What did you discuss with the Holy Father

in that final meeting?Forgive me, Thomas.

It was a private conversation and very

precious. Those were the last words I

ever exchanged with the Holy Father.

Yes, of course.

Good night, Joe. Good night, Thomas.

Egano. Uh

Oh, we're neighbors, Joshua. Ah,

it appears so. I thought that I should

do a little more work on my homily for

tomorrow. Ah, yes, of course. I

look forward to it. I understand the

trick is to offend

no

one.

You're a manager.

Manage.

Carrie Fratelli in Cristo.

In questo momento de grande in ceteza

ner Astoria della Santa Chiesa.

Tobiamo pensare in anstituto al

difunto Santo Padre. Il cui

brilante pontificato estato

undono de diu. Order donbiamo

quiedre un nostro signore di mandaci

un nuovo santo padre a traverso

la soliditudine pastorale di

padre cardinal. De

donbiamo pregare di uppa la sua

amorevole assistenza

quiedre la sua guida

ne el compere la shelter

giusto.

But you know all that.

Let me speak from the heart for a moment.

St. Paul said, Be subject to one another

out of reverence for Christ.

To work together, to to grow together,

we must be tolerant, no

one person or faction seeking to dominate

another. And

speaking to the Ephesians, who were, of

course, a mixture of Jews and Gentiles,

Paul reminds us that God's gift to the

Church is its

variety. It is this variety,

this diversity of people and views, which

gives our Church its strength.

And over the course of many years in the

service of our Mother, the Church, let me

tell you, there is one sin which I have

come to fear above all others.

Certainty.

Certainty is the great enemy of unity.

Certainty is the deadly enemy of

tolerance.

Even Christ was not certain at the end.

Diomio, diomio, but quemiai abandonato,

he cried out in his agony at the ninth

hour on the cross. Our faith

is a living thing precisely because it

walks hand in hand with doubt.

If there was only certainty and no

doubt, there would be no

mystery and

therefore no need for faith.

Let us pray that God will grant us a Pope

who doubts and let him

grant us a Pope who sinsand asks for

forgiveness and who carries

on.

Dear Lawrence, your homily

This caused quite the stir. I don't think

anyone expected you to... Want to say

something interesting?

I'll have a transcript made of the

recording.

Mm-hmmIf... If there's nothing else...

That's... 10 minutes.

Yes, um..

I I need you to do something for me,

Monsignor Maradas. I'm sure he's still

in Rome. Could you try and see him?

Today?I use my authority. I'd like to

know what happened in the final meeting

between Cardinal Tremblay and the Holy

Father. What happened?

Specifically, did anything occur that

might render Tremblay unfit for the

papacy?Of

course it ends. Bless you.

Rombas Cardinalis Nakitando,

Spondio, Bovio Aquioro,

Sicmideus Adulette, et et Sante

de Evangelia que mano

meatango.

Etegopauloso Cardinalis Gutoso,

Spondio Bovio Aquiulo,

Sicmare deus

Evangelia,

Extra omnes.

Fratelli Caginale. Si

Procetera ora a primo scrutinio.

Sula

meta superiore escrito illego in

sumum

pontificium. Sie

leggibile.

Testor Christum dominum. qui me

udicaturus

est me

umm eligere

que umm

Pastor Cristo Dono.

In primo voto, Eperi Cardinale

Teresco.

In secondo voto, Eperi Cardinale

Teresco.

Cardinale Tremblay.

Cardinale Tremblay.

Cardinal Terisco.

Cardinal Adeyemi.

Cardinal Lorez.

Cardinal Bellini.

Cardinal Bellini.

Cardinal Villanueva.

Cardinale Tremblay.

Cardinale Adeyemi.

Cardinale Tremblay.

Cardinale Teresco.

Cardinale Bellini.

Cardinale Adeyemi.

Infines Cardinale Benitez.

Y resultate de primo scutinio

sono isequenti. Cardinal

deiemi, ventuno voti.

Cardinal Tedesco, diciotto

voti. Cardinal

Bellini, diciacetre voti.

Cardinal Tremblay, Cedici voti.

Cardinal Lorez, Cinque voti.

Cardinal, canoricebuto solo voto,

trentuno voti.

Cari Fratelli, conquesto

si

conclude

ill primo

scrutinio.

The media have noticed the presence of a

Cardinal who doesn't appear on the

official list, Dean Cardinal Benitez, so

I've taken the liberty of putting

together a draft statement, also put

together some biographical details for

yourself, ministries andVeracruz, the

Congo, where he established a

hospital for the female victims of

genocidal sexual violence during the

first and second wars, then

Baghdad, and finally, the mission

in Kabul. There was some

question of his resigning on health

grounds, but apparently the Holy Father

convinced him to continue. He certainly

served as minister in some terrible

places. Health grounds?

Now look into it, would you, Ray?kind of

thing the press like to get hold of. Of

course. And the the

other matter, the...

Yes. I

spoke to Monsignor

Morales. He was emphatic that he knows of

no reason why Colonel Tremblay should not

be Pope.

Thank you. However, will you forgive me

if I say, I did not entirely

believe I called Monsignor.

He was just so

emphatic. My Spanish is

quite poor, and I may have accidentally

given him the impression that you had

seen a document that contradicts that.

And he said, you weren't to worry

that-- and his exact words were . A

report. A report

about what?Withdrawn when?

That I couldn't say.

Third place. Not what we had

hoped. Your sermon didn't exactly help

us in your five votes. You have far too

little support to emerge as a serious

candidate. Well, my position is an

embarrassment to me. If I find out who my

supporters are, I'll plead with them to

vote for someone else. I'll tell them.

I'll be working for Aldo. All right. At

least 31 of what's available. We simply

have to pick up most of them.

The Holy Father's turtles. He was very

fond of them. A gift from Angola.

I thought I was imagining that I love

him. They're so clever. Well, here they

keep escaping and being run over.

We should go back the evening curfew.

And your health, how are you baring up?

My health is perfect, thank you. I have

been met. Have you recovered from your

journey?I have indeed. Good.

And in the Sistine, you found someone to

vote for?Yes, I've got it for you.

Forgive me, am I not supposed to say?No,

no, it's not the people. No, I'm armoured

it, but my dear Vincent, may I call you

Vincent?I'm not a serious

candidate. My vocation lies

in a different...

After the conclave, I hope to resign as

Dean and then leave Rome altogether.

Why?

I've been experiencing difficulties.

With your faith?

Prayer.

I only mentioned it to illustrate my

point that I am in no way worthy to give

hope.

Come. I'll

hope.

Aldo,

I I feel wretched that my my meager

tally of votes may have come at your

expense.

I had no idea you were so ambitious.

Oh, that's a ridiculous thing to say. Is

it?Is it

I thought we had your support. If we

liberals are not united, Tedesco will

become Pope. You have no idea how bad it

became, Thomas, the way he and his circle

attacked it all the way partly towards

the end. The spheres, the leaks to the

press. It was savage. He fought him

every single day of his pontificate.

And now that he's dead, he wants to

destroy his life's work.

If Tedesco becomes Pope,He will

undo 60 years of progress.

You talk as if you're the only

alternative, but Adeyemi has the wind

behind him. Adeyemi?Adeyemi, the man

who believes that homosexuals should be

sent to prison in this world and hell in

the next. Adeyemi's not the answer to

anything, and you know it. If

you want to defeat the desperate-- This

is a conclave, Aldo. It's not a war. It

is a war, and you

have to commit to a side.

Save your precious doubts for your

prayers.

You can't seriously believe that I have

the slightest desire to become pope.

Come on! Every cardinal has that

desire. Every cardinal deep down has

already chosen the name by which he would

like his papacy to be known. Well, I

haven't. Deny it if you like,

but search your heart, and then tell me

it isn't so.

Gerizulcati the Secondo Scrutinio Sone

Seguenti, Cardinal Diemi

Trenta Quattro Votti,

Cardinal Teresco Venti Cinque Votti,

Cardinal Bellini Diciotto Votti,

Cardinal Chamblain Cedici

Votti, Cardinal

Lorenz Nove Votti,

Cardinal Benitez

Carrie Fratelli in conformita con la

constituccione

apostolica...

Vi resultati del tertos continuo sono

sequenti. Cardinal Adeyemi,

Cinquanta Due Botti.

Cardinal Teresco, Trenta Botti.

Cardinal Tremblay, Viechi Botti.

Cardinal Bellini.

Fratelli Recurtezia.

Grazie.

Cardinal Bellini, Nove Botti.

Cardinal Lores Cinque Botti.

Cardinal Benitez Cuatro Botti.

Well, I take it something has happened.

There's been an explosion, friends, in

the Piazza Barbarini. A bomb?It's

unclear at the moment. There are

injuries. No talk of fatalities, sir.

We must say nothing to the cardinal

electors about this right. They are

sequestered, and they must be shielded

from all news that may influence their

judgment. You understand?Of course

you are. What am I supposed to tell them

in Milan when they start to discover our

new pope's social views?

Tell your congregation that they should

celebrate the first African pope in the

history of the church. If

at the end it was white, we'd be all

condemning him as more reactionary than

Tedesque, just only because he's too

white for all that. It's too late.

What happened?

Well, good afternoon, sister. I would

like to speak to the man who dropped her

tray just a moment. She's safe with me.

I'm dealing with the situation. I'm sure

you are, Sister Agnes, but I must see her

myself. I hardly think a drop tracer

concerned a dean of the College of

Cardinals. Even so-- The welfare of the

sister is my responsibility. And this

conclave is mine.

Please sit, my child.

My name is Cardinal Lawrence. How are

you feeling?She's feeling much better.

Could you tell me your name?Shanumi. Her

name is Shanumi. Please, Please do sit

down. I I really think you would be

better if you let me deal with-- Will you

be so good as to leave us now, Sister

Agnes?